Connecticut State Parks · Connecticut
Hopeville Pond State Park
Connecticut State Parks · Connecticut, United States
- Sites
- 78
- Hookups
- 10 electric, 10 with water, 68 no hookups
- Season
- May 22 to October 11
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- No
- Pets
- No
- Elevation
- 210 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile good · AT&T good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Hopeville Pond
- Nearest town
- Griswold
- Address
- 929 Hopeville Road
- Phone
- (860)376-2920
About
Hopeville Pond State Park is a Connecticut State Park campground with 78 sites near Griswold. A wooded campground beside Hopeville Pond, with a boat launch ramp and concessions. Electric and water hookup sites available (confirmed via live per-site amenity data, not just the site-type name). Reservable through Connecticut State Parks' own ReserveAmerica contract (connecticutstateparks.reserveamerica.com), up to 11 months in advance. Connecticut's camping system is uniformly reservation-based - no first-come-first-served-only campground was found in this state's system.
Fees
$17/night for CT residents, $27/night for non-CT residents (portal.ct.gov DEEP fee schedule); $50/$60 rustic cabin rate also available (1 cabin). Plus a ReserveAmerica reservation processing fee. Pets are NOT allowed here - Connecticut DEEP's own policy: "Pets are prohibited in State Park camping areas, but permitted at State Forests." (ctparks.com/camping, confirmed live.)
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 24° | -3° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 38° | 25° | -15° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 48° | 33° | 10° | 68° | 9 of 11 |
| April | 59° | 41° | 29° | 86° | 4 of 11 |
| May | 67° | 51° | 37° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 75° | 59° | 51° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 82° | 67° | 60° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 81° | 67° | 58° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 75° | 60° | 51° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 62° | 48° | 36° | 80° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 49° | 35° | 21° | 70° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 39° | 29° | 11° | 60° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Mount Misery Campground (Pachaug State Forest) · Connecticut State Parks · 3 mi · 22 sites
- Green Falls Campground (Pachaug State Forest) · Connecticut State Parks · 7 mi · 17 sites
- Salt Rock Campground (Salt Rock State Forest) · Connecticut State Parks · 9 mi · 57 sites
- Mashamoquet Brook Campground (Mashamoquet Brook State Park) · Connecticut State Parks · 17 mi · 17 sites
- Wolf Den Campground (Mashamoquet Brook State Park) · Connecticut State Parks · 19 mi · 34 sites
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